1. Chapter 2 Sec. 3 City-States of Ancient Sumer
Mr. Marsh
Columbus North High School

2. Geography of the Fertile Crescent

3. Sumer/Mesopotamia were a part of which modern country?
Iraq
Iran
Israel
India
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4. Mesopotamia Mesopotamia- Greek- “Between Rivers”
The First known civilization around 3200 B.C. in the city of Sumer

5. Floods and Irrigation
Flooding in Mesopotamia was much more infrequent and was more destructive then that of the Nile River.
Farmers had to learn to work together and use the floods as a advantage rather then a disadvantage.
Rivers had to be controlled during droughts just as during floods.
Temple priests and royal officials would oversee the development of irrigation ditches.

6. First Cities
First cities in Mesopotamia developed in the south close to the Persian Gulf.
Bricks became key building materials.
Sumerians developed some of the first tools to make life easier on man
The first wheeled vehicle.

8. Rights of Women Women rights and roles changed in Sumer
A mother-goddess reflected honor of motherhood
Male gods replaced female goddess as Sumerian city-states faught wars against each other.
Rulers wives had many special privialges.
Wealthy women could own land and engage in trade.
Women became more dependent on men in later years

9. Cuneiform Writing

10. Why do you think Cuneiform changed?
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11. Was Sumer civilized? How do we know?
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